Amid gas woes, NYC ride-hail drivers seek fuel surcharges

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Published March 25, 2022 11:39 AM

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for Uber and Lyft are calling on the ride-hailing companies to place surcharges on trips to help ease the rising cost of keeping for-hire cars and taxis on the road. Taxi drivers will soon be more widely listed on Uber’s app, and some rallied Friday morning at a New York City gas station to call on the Taxi and Limousine Commission to put in place an emergency $0.75 fuel surcharge on Uber, Lyft and all taxi trips. On Tuesday, app drivers are planning to deploy a caravan across the Brooklyn Bridge to midtown Manhattan to deliver their grievances to Uber executives.

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